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• Alcohol is a drug.
• As a food alcohol, provides mostly empty calories.
• The body treats alcohol like most foods.
• Each person’s body reacts the same way to the same amount of alcohol.
• Too much alcohol can cause death.
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• A can of beer [12 oz] has more alcohol concentration than a glass of wine [4 oz].
• Most adults drink every week.
• People drive better with a few drinks.
• Alcoholism is the same as being drunk.
• People with a drinking problem can be helped.
Alcohol Unit Vocabulary List
0. Drug1. Alcohol2. Ethanol3. Central Nervous System (CNS)4. Depressant5. Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
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Write one new fact you learned today?
Partner Pyramid
drug
Blood Alcohol Concentration
Central NervousSystem
Depressant ethanol alcohol
Partner Pyramid
alcohol
depressantethanol
Blood Alcohol Concentration
CNS drug
Partner Pyramid
ethanol
drugalcohol
CNS depressantBlood alcoholconcentration
How is alcohol made? pg. 370
Plants are processed or fermented to produce alcohol as a by-product
wine > fermented grapes and fruits
beer > fermented grains including wheat, barley
liquor > i.e. whiskey, vodka, gin, brandy > fermented planted with further processing to
increase alcohol content
Describe in words how alcohol travels throughout the body (pg. 371)
Enters mouth > down esophagus > stomach where
some alcohol enters bloodstream thru lining >
small intestines where balance of alcohol enters
the bloodstream > Heart pumps alcohol
everywhere > Brain where it washes over
important control areas > liver where it is oxidized
and eliminated
Why is alcohol considered a “depressant”?(pg. 371)
Alcohol has its main effect on the CNS which consists of the brain + spinal cord
Alcohol, the drug, slows down the workings of the
CNS
Depressant – any drug that slows down the functions of the CNS
How does alcohol affect your brain functions? (pg. 371)
Alcohol depresses the workings of the CNS!
CNS controls speech, thinking, memory,
judgment, learning, coordination, movement
Alcohol affects brain functions in that it slows down or even stops it from working
normally.
Examples: determining safe vs. dangerous behavior, hand/eye coordination , self-control,
decision making
Word SplashWrite a paragraph about the effects of
alcohol on the CNS
depressant brain spinal cord
Central Nervous System
slows down alcohol
What is BAC? How does alcohol affect BAC?How does increased BAC affect us physically/mentally?
BAC = Blood Alcohol Concentration > amount
of alcohol in your bloodstream as expressed
as a percentage %
.08% = 8 parts of alcohol per 10,000 parts blood
BAC increases relative to the # of drinks consumed and how quickly
See Table 1 p. 372
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Tell what you know about the word
“depressant”
Describe how your body eliminates alcoholfrom your body. (pg. 373)
Liver breaks down the alcohol through a
process called oxidation.
alcohol = H20 + CO2
We get rid of through perspiration, urination, and exhalation
Liver can only breakdown an 8 oz. beer or
2/3 oz. of liquor or 1 5oz. Glass of wine / hr.
Does everyone who drinks alcohol react the same way to the same amount of drinks? (pg. 373)
Each person’s body and
mind react differently
to alcohol use.
Various factors can be
the reason>>>>>>>>>>>>
• How much/how fast• Body weight/gender• Stomach contents• Drinking history or
tolerance• Medications used• Mood• Expectations
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What does BAC stand for…
and
how is it related to brain function????
6. intoxication7. Alcohol Poisoning8. Hangover9. Cirrhosis10. Tolerance11. Alcohol Abuse12. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)13. Inhibition14. Reaction Time
15. MADD16. SADD17. Alcoholism18. Physical Dependence19. Psychological Dependence20. Chronic Illness21. Recovery22. Abstinence23. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Plants/fruits bloodstream liverfermented
depressant Central Nervous System
Hand/eyeCoordination speech CNS
decision blood alcohol concentrationmaking
Increases % of alcoholin the blood oxidation
.08% 8 oz beer/2/3 oz liquor urination 5 oz wine
body weight/gender
Intoxication reaction time
alcohol poisoning tolerance
Inhibition hangover cirrhosis
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome alcohol abuse
Websites Alcohol
niaaa.nih.gov
lcb.state.pa.us/edu/
padui.org
maddpa.org
coolspot.gov
above the influence.com